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MOLO, Bart L.
MOLO, Bart L. (Dubuque, IA, Nov. 26, 1885--Dec., 1948). In 1918, Molo and his brother, Harold, founded MOLO SAND AND GRAVEL COMPANY.
Molo received widespread Midwestern fame beginning in 1938 for hosting an annual horse show and race. Held at SILVER ACRES, his farm, the show boasted of being the only major horse show in America staged free of charge. All concessions were donated to the American Legion. The attendance in July 1940 exceeded twenty thousand.
See: MOLO OIL COMPANY